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Checklist for Family Vespidae Leach, 1815 (And Allies)
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3970
7377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
429
3965
7370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
412
3896
7245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
3041
5797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
313
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
41
302
577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
169
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
22
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps
12
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Leeward Islands
12 Genera with 22 Species
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1776European tube wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1793Aerial Yellowjackets2SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Mischocyttarus Saussure, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Monobia Saussure, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Odynerus Latreille, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Pachodynerus Saussure, 18122SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1853Paper nest wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Quartinia André, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1758Hornets1SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Zethus Fabricius, 17671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
22 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ancistrocerus nigricornis (Curtis, 1826)⇒ Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus oviventris Wesmael, 1836
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) norwegica Fabricius, 1781Norwegian wasp
Dolichovespula (Pseudovespula) saxonica Fabricius, 1793Saxon wasp
Eumenes (Eumenes) coronatus Panzer, 1799
Mischocyttarus (Phi) phthisicus Fabricius, 1793
Monobia puertoricensis Bequard, 1941
Odynerus (Spinicoxa) reniformis Gmelin, 1790
Odynerus figulus Saussure, 1855
Pachodynerus guadulpensis Saussure, 1853
Pachodynerus nasidens Latreille, 1812Key hole wasp
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) aurifer (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes fuscata Fabricius, 1793
Polistes (Aphanilopterus) crinitus Felton, 1764Jack Spaniard
Polistes crinitus multicolor Olivier, 1791
Polistes stenopus stenopus van der Vecht, 1972
Polistes (Polistella) humilis Fabricius, 1781Australian Paper Wasp
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes tricolor (Saussure, 1853)⇒ Polistes humilis Fabricius, 1781
Quartinia persephona Richards, 1962
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Zethus (Zethusculus) mexicanus Linnaeus, 1767

Subnodes of Vespidae with occurrences in Leeward Islands
SubfamilyEumeninae
Leach, 1815
Potter and Mason Wasps, Potter wasps, Potter wasps and mason wasps, Wasps
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMasarinae
Latreille, 1802
Pollen wasps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolistinae
Lepeletier, 1836
Paper wasps
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyVespinae
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Wasps, Yellowjackets
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Vespidae (Leach 1815)
Vespidae (Leach 1815)


Links, sources and further information
Vespidae at artfakta.se
Vespidae at dyntaxa.se
Vespidae at gbif.org
Vespidae at irmng.org
Vespidae at itis.gov